Position: First Baseman
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
6-3, 220lb (190cm, 99kg)
Team: St. Louis Cardinals (majors)
Born: September 10, 1987 in Wilmington, DE us
Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 49th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from The Woodlands HS (The Woodlands, TX) and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 8th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texas State University (San Marcos, TX).
High School: The Woodlands HS (The Woodlands, TX)
School: Texas State University (San Marcos, TX)
Debut: August 1, 2011 (Age 23-325d, 20,037th in major league history)
vs. SFG 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2011 season
2021 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 5 yrs/$130M (20-24)
Service Time (01/2021): 9.059 • Free Agent: 2025
Agents: Excel Sports Management • Previously: Relativity Baseball
National Team: us USA (WBC)
Full Name: Paul Edward Goldschmidt
Nicknames: Goldy or America’s First Baseman
Postseason Batting
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | WPA | cWPA | SRC | OSWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23 | ARI | NL | NLDS | MIL | L | 4 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .438 | .526 | .813 | 1.339 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | -2.9% | ||
| 2017 | 29 | ARI | NL | NLWC | COL | W | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | 1.000 | 1.400 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.8% | ||
| 2017 | 29 | ARI | NL | NLDS | LAD | L | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .091 | .167 | .364 | .530 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.06 | 0.1% | ||
| 2019 | 31 | STL | NL | NLDS | ATL | W | 5 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .429 | .478 | .905 | 1.383 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.46 | 5.9% | ||
| 2019 | 31 | STL | NL | NLCS | WSN | L | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .063 | .063 | .063 | .125 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.22 | -2.8% | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2020 | 32 | STL | NL | NLWC | SDP | L | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .231 | .286 | .769 | 1.055 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 | 0.8% | ||
| 2021 | 33 | STL | NL | NLWC | LAD | L | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .600 | .333 | .933 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.4% |